One person is recovering in hospital after losing control of his car while traveling southbound on McBride Boulevard.
At about 11:40 a.m. on Dec. 29, a 22-year-old Surrey resident was driving his Nissan Maxima along McBride towards the Pattullo Bridge when he lost control of his car and collided with a flatbed truck traveling northbound.
The collision with the truck caused the Nissan to strike another vehicle traveling northbound, according to a media release from New Westminster police.
Both southbound lanes of McBride Boulevard from Sixth Avenue were closed for nearly five hours as investigators with the department’s collision analysis reconstruction team processed the scene.
According to police, speed and alcohol are being considered as possible causes for the accident.
The driver of the Nissan was taken to hospital with significant injuries to his lower body. At this time, he remains in hospital in serious but stable condition, according to the release.
Neither drivers of the other vehicles involved sustained significant injuries.
Anyone with information about the crash is asked to contact Const. Tomas Graham at 604-525-5411.
Second crash on McBride sends senior to hospital
Nearly seven hours later, police were called to a second crash on McBride Boulevard, this time at Sixth Avenue.
At about 6:20 p.m. New Westminster police responded to a collision between two vehicles at Sixth Avenue and McBride.
An initial investigation has determined that a northbound vehicle was attempting to make an illegal left turn onto Sixth Avenue when it was struck by an oncoming southbound vehicle, according to a media release from New Westminster police.
A 73-year-old passenger of the northbound vehicle suffered serious but non-life threatening injuries and had to be removed from the vehicle using the jaws of life, the release added.
Neither of the other people involved sustained significant injuries.
Investigators have ruled out speed and alcohol as factors in the crash. The driver of the northbound vehicle was issued a violation ticket for making an illegal left turn against a posted sign, according to the release.
